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John Christian Joy Regalado

Work Department

Litigation & Arbitration; Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

John Regalado is a senior associate in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Arbitration practice group, and has been ranked as a Next Generation Lawyer for Dispute Resolution by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017).

Mr. Regalado specializes in commercial arbitration, having represented clients in disputes before the International Chamber of Commerce-International Court of Arbitration, the Philippine Construction Industry Arbitration Commission, ad hoc arbitral tribunals, and the Philippine courts in applications for interim relief. Mr. Regalado has: (1) represented a foreign corporation before an ICC Arbitral Tribunal that confirmed its entitlement for damages against domestic fruit growers and suppliers, (2) represented a foreign contractor before a Philippine court that confirmed the contractor’s entitlement to interim relief against a domestic company in relation to the construction of an ethanol plant, (3) represented a foreign bank, which was non-party to an arbitration agreement, before a Philippine court in opposing an application for interim relief sought to be issued and enforced against it, and (4) advised a foreign investment company in a potential shareholder derivative arbitration.

Mr. Regalado also specializes in product liability cases. He has successfully defended, and continues to represent, an international automobile manufacturer in product liability suits filed by consumers before (1) the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry and trial courts, and (2) prosecutors’ offices for crimes arising out of alleged violations of consumer laws.

Mr. Regalado is also experienced in commercial and criminal litigation, and he has handled and tried cases before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan, trial courts, the Department of Justice, and prosecutors’ offices.

Mr. Regalado is also a member of the firm’s Special Projects and Tax practice groups. His corporate practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and foreign investments.

Career

Mr. Regalado was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2010.

Languages

English and Tagalog

Member

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a member and a junior officer of the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators.

Education

Mr. Regalado received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce (cum laude) from De La Salle University-Manila and his Juris Doctor (second honors) from Ateneo de Manila University.

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The Philippine chapter of the International Comparative
Legal Guide to: Patents 2018 was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Enrique
T. Manuel and Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan . The chapter answers key
questions on patent enforcement, patent amendment, licensing, patent term
extension, patent prosecution and opposition, border control measures, and
antitrust laws and inequitable conduct. It also gives an overview on current
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The August 2017 issue of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Â includes
a Philippine regional update by SyCipLaw partnerÂ Arlene M. Maneja entitled,
â€śEnforcement Update: Philippine Competition Actâ€ť. The article summarizes
the administrative, civil and criminal penalties that apply to companies that
have yet to comply with the Philippine Competition Act (PCA). The transitional
clause of the PCA to enable parties to renegotiate agreements or restructure
their businesses to comply with the law expired on August 7, 2017.

Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Magazine, an online publication
owned by Data Privacy Asia, featured an article by SyCipLaw partner Rose
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Data Protection Officer (DPO) â€ť, the article discusses the qualifications
and responsibilities of a DPO as outlined in the Philippine Data Privacy Act of
2012. It also outlines difficulties companies may experience in the appointment
of a DPO.

The July 2017 issue of the Asian Legal Business (ALB)
includes a Philippine regional update by SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H.
Lapitan and associate Jo Margarette W. Remollo entitled, â€śGuidelines
on Related Party Transactions for Insurers in the Philippines â€ť. The article
summarizes the Insurance Commissionâ€™s compliance guidelines on related party
transactions, as set out in Insurance Circular Letter No. 2017-29. The Circular
covers insurers, reinsurers, branch offices of foreign insurers, mutual benefit
associations, pre-need companies, and health maintenance organizations and
their intermediaries.

The April issue of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) includes an international briefing article by SyCipLaw partnerÂ Hiyasmin H. Lapitan Â entitled â€śPhilippines: Acquiring insurance brokersâ€ť. The article discusses the new requirement by the Philippine Insurance Commission (IC) for advance approval to acquire a stake in a Philippine corporation that is licensed as an insurance broker or reinsurance broker. This requirement is noted in the ICâ€™s circular letter number 2017-09 dated February 14, 2017, which prescribes guidelines on the documentation requirements for acquiring a domestic insurance or reinsurance broker.

On June 13, 2016, the then Commissioner of Internal Revenue issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 62-2016 purporting to clarify the proper tax treatment of percentage tax or gross receipts tax (GRT) due on transactions covered by Sections 1211 and 1222 of the Tax Code which are shifted through contractual stipulations to borrowers/customers/clients (â€śpassed-onâ€ť GRT). Banks, non-bank financial intermediaries performing quasi-banking functions are subject to GRT under Section 121 while financing companies and other financial intermediaries not performing quasi-banking functions are subject to GRT under Section 122. The effectivity of this circular was suspended on July 1, 2016 by the new Commissioner of Internal Revenue. However, on November 15, 2016, the suspension was lifted by RMC No. 127-2016 rendering RMC No. 62-2016 effective immediately.